HALO

See also: Appendix:Variations of "halo"

English

Noun

HALO (countable and uncountable, plural HALOs)

1. (parachuting) Acronym of high altitude, low opening. A type of skydiving where one leaves the launch platform from a high altitude and opens the parachute at a very low altitude.

   When you have enough experience, you can do a HALO jump.

2. Acronym of hazardous area life-support organization.
3. (aviation) Acronym of high altitude, low orbiting.

   Weather balloons at maximum altitude are considered HALOs.

See also

• HAHO

Anagrams

• hola